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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Janet Gold" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrdaviduzomanthony@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2017 19:27:11 +0100
Subject: PLEASE DON'T ABANDON THIS TRANSACTION OK..

FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE
NATIONAL HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY COMPLEX
SENATE HOUSE - UPPER CHAMBERS WUSE DISTRICT.
 
ATTN: SORRY IF YOU RECEIVED THIS MAIL IN YOUR SPAM,
 
DUE TO RECENT CONNECTION ERROR HERE IN THE COUNTRY,
 
LISTEN IF YOU FAIL TO SEND THE $75 TODAY YOUR $1,500,000.00 IS GONE. 
 
PLEASE I HAVE TO INFORM YOU AGAIN, THAT WE ARE NOT PLAYING OVER THIS, I KNOW MY REASON FOR THE CONTINUOUS SENDING OF THIS NOTIFICATION TO YOU, THE FACT IS THAT YOU CAN'T SEEM TO TRUST ANY ONE AGAIN OVER THIS PAYMENT FOR WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN IN CANTERED IN MANY MONTHS AGO, BUT I WANT YOU TO TRUST ME, I CANNOT DEFRAUD OR DECEIVE YOU FOR $75 IT IS FOR BANK PROCESSING OF YOUR PAYMENT, THE FEES OF $75 IS CLEARLY WRITTEN TO YOU BEFORE, I DID NOT INVENT THE BILL TO DEFRAUD YOU OF $75 IT IS AN OFFICIAL BANK PAYMENT PROCESSING FEE, AND THE GOOD PART OF THIS, IS THAT YOU WILL NEVER, EVER BE DISTURBED AGAIN OVER ANY KIND OF PAYMENT.
 
AND THE FORMS FROM THERE BECOMES EFFECTIVE ONCE WE SUBMIT YOUR PAYMENT APPLICATION PROCESSING FEE AND PAY THE FORM FEE OF $75 I DON'T WANT YOU TO LOOSE THIS FUND THIS TIME, BECAUSE YOU MAY NEVER GET ANOTHER SUCH GOOD OPPORTUNITY, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS KEEN AND VERY DETERMINED TO PAY YOUR OVERDUE DEBTS, THIS IS NOT A FLUKE, I WOULD NOT ! WANT YOU TO LOSE THIS FUND OUT.
 
THE PROCESSING CHARGES WHICH WAS INITIALLY ON THE HIGH PRICE HAS BEEN CUT DOWN BY THE PAYOUT BANK CONSIDERING THE POOR ECONOMIC SITUATIONS THAT MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS CITIZENS TO MEET UP WITH THE PROCESSING CHARGES OF THEIR ENTITLEMENT. UPON THE CONFIRMATION OF YOUR PROCESSING CHARGES YOU WILL GET YOUR $1,500,000.00 INTO YOUR ACCOUNT WITHIN 60 MINUTES.
 
ONLY WHAT YOU WILL DO NOW IS TO CONTACT US BACK IF YOU ARE INTERESTED OF RECEIVING YOUR FUNDS AND INFORMATION HAS BEEN GIVEN TO YOU WHERE TO SEND THE BANK PROCESSING CHARGES TO AVOID WRONG TRANSACTION, FINALLY MY ADVICE TO YOU IS NOT TO ABANDON THIS TRANSACTION BECAUSE OF THE REQUIREMENT FEES OF $75.
 
RECEIVER INFORMATION:
 
RECEIVER NAME: RUTH MUNA YEMANE
COUNTRY: KENYA REPUBLIC
CITY: NAIROBI
AMOUNT: $75
 
AS SOON AS THE PAYMENT IS RECEIVED, YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR $1,500,000.00 THE SAME TODAY WITHOUT ANY DELAY.
 
MRS. JANET GOLD
ORDER FROM TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE USA.
INTERNATIONAL WIRING TRANSFERS,

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